PROSCENIUM LOFT (1992)

• A 1400 s.f. top floor loft for a young single woman

THE PLAN...

• The program addresses the edge between public and private - essentially that it is an ambiguous or “translucent” one - and takes the idea of the proscenium as an analogue.

• The public space (“audience”) of the living/dining resides in front of the kitchen. The “fore-stage” between the kitchen and translucent wall, and the “back-stage” lies behind the translucent wall (bedroom).

• The multiple possibilities of allure and “performance”...

 
 
 

MATERIALS...

• wood: red stained white oak, natural finished red oak, ebonized oak, clear ash
• stone: white granite
• metal: zinc, copper
• glass: Fiberglass